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deoxygenate
[ dee-ok-si-juh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
deoxygenate
/ diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌneɪt; diːˈɒksɪdʒɪˌnaɪz /
verb
- tr to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)
Derived Forms
- deˌoxygenˈation, noun
Other Words From
- de·oxy·gen·ation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of deoxygenate1
Example Sentences
"The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, so it doesn't have to pump as hard," Roche notes.
In contrast, fMRI focuses on blood flow in arteries and veins and can vividly distinguish oxygenated hemoglobin funneling into working areas of the brain from deoxygenated hemoglobin in less active areas.
This sends some of the deoxygenated blood straight to the lungs, which means the right ventricle has a third less work to do because it doesn't need to pump that blood.
More than 1 million mostly older Americans have seriously leaking tricuspids, a valve on the right side of the heart that lets deoxygenated blood flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
Salmon farmers sometimes inadvertently overfeed their stock, and the uneaten feed promotes the growth of algal blooms that deoxygenate the water as they decompose.
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